John Richards (Duke University)

submitted: Thu, 10 Mar 1994 08:59:58 -0500 (EST)

John F. Richards
1012 Gloria Avenue
Durham, NC, 27701 USA

Professor of History
Duke University
phone 919-688-8828  (home and work number)
Fax 919-684-3966
email richards@acpub.duke.edu
Discipline: History
Institutional history
Environmental history

Research:

Mughal India
early modern South Asia 1500-1750
medieval South Asia 1000-1500
British India
Comparative world history
Themes
rural society
land revenue
state and society
land use
forest history
imperial history
military history
hunting and wildlife
administration

Involved in research on global environmental change, especially land use
patterns over the past one hundred years in South and Southeast Asia. Data
base available from the Carbon Dioxide Information Center, Oak Ridge
National Laboratory Bethel Valley Rd. Oak Ridge TN 37831-6335.  Tel.
615-574-0390.  Consists of estimates of land use for 93 regions in South
and Southeast Asia for the years 1880, 1920, 1950, and 1980.